Combined tobacco-reservoir and cigarette-filler.



PATENTED FEB. 25, 1908.

H. D. BONNELL.

COMBINED TOBACCO RESERVOIR AND CIGARETTE FILLER;

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 24, 1907.

narrrn' satires earner amen HAROLD D. BONNELL, OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA,

COWIN'ED TQBACGO-RESERVOIR AND CIGARETTE-"FILLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1908..

Application filed October 24. 1907- Serial N e. 398.968-

distributes the proper amount of tobacco ceptacle, so as to give ready access to all' throughout the len th of the cigarette paper. Its ob ect is to pro uce a simple and convenient device adapted to be carried in the pocket.

In the accompanying drawingsFigure 1 is a side elevation showing the side containing the pocket for cigarette papers; Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the door in the body portion; Fig. 3 is a cross section showing the measuring device open; Fig. 4 is -a cross section showing the measuring device closed and the door open; Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the upper portion'of the device partly in section and Fig. 6 is a cross section upon the line 6'6 of Fig. 5.

My device is preferably made of sheet metal, and as shown in the drawings it embodies a main reservoirl and a cylindrical discharge portion 2 communicating with the interior of the reservoir. The body portion 3 is made elongated, thin and curved so as to properly fit in the pocket, and has formed in one wall the pocket or receptacle 4 of proper shape to receive cigarette papers, having its outer wall 5 cutaway at the center so as to give access to the papers withinthe pocket, the papers being inserted through the slot 6. A door 7 is hinged to the opposite'side of the body portion and is provided with a sliding catch 8, which is operated by the button 9 sliding in the slot 10. This door preferably covers substantially the entire .side of the re parts of its interior. The upper part of the walls of the body portion are-made inclined to 'join the bottom'of" the cylindrical discharge portion 2 whichis somewhat shorter than the body portion, and'which has a assage into the body 'portionnarrowert an the body portion: i

Mounted within the cylindrical discharge portion is a semi-cylindrical rotary closure not both. at the same time.

11 which extends throughout its length. and which has in its ends 12 central sockets 13 in which fit the bearing projections 14 formed on the end walls of the cylindrical portion 2. The closure is operated by the projecting pin 15 moving in the circumferential slot 16' L It will'be noted formed in the cylinder 2. that the cylindrical discharge portion 2 has a slot 17 in its upper portion extending throughout its length, and that the cylindrical closure is cutaway throughout its length for almost half of its circumference, so that in rotating the edges of the closure are made to pass across the slot 17 and t e opening 18 into the body portion alterna 1y, andthat consequently it willclose those openings but In order to hold the closure normally in a closed position I have provided in its surface a ll-shaped recess 19 leading from the operating pin 15 towards one end, and I have placed in this depression a spring 20 fastened in the slot 21 and passing through the pin 15. The opposite end of this spring engages a pin 22 carried by the cylindrical discharge portion 2 near the end thereof. --This spring tends 7 shown in Fig. 4, but at thesame' time permits it to be rotated by means of the pin 15- to the position shown in Fig. 3.

normally to hold the closure in the position It will be noted that the cylindrical dis-.

charge portion is not quite as long as the cigarette paper upon which the tobacco is to be discharged, but that the device automat ically measures the amount of tobacco neces sary to fill the cigarette paper and deposits it evenly throughout substantially the length of the paper.

t e cigarette paper and then the closure'ismoved from the position shown in Fig. 4 to It will be understood that in o eratingthe device it is first inverted over that shown in Flgl Q3, thus-cutting off the main body of tobacco in the receptacle and dischar g the regulated and. evenlyv distribute portionwhich-is within the cylindrical discharge portion. I 1 p Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: '1.

1. In a device of the class described, thei combinatiomwith the body portion, of an" elongated cylindrical discharge portion provided with a 1011' 'tudinal dischar e slot, and a semi-cylindrica closure rotative y mounted insaid discharge portion.

'In a device of the class describ d, a

combination a body portion, oi anelongated cylindrical discharge portion having in its bottom an opening communicating with said body portion and in its upper ortion a longitudinal discharge opening, an a rotary semi-cylindrical closure mounted in said dischar e ortion and adapted to close either the 'sc ar e opening or the opening leading into the b0 y portion. V

3. In a device of, the class described, the combination with a body portion, of an elongated cylindrical discharge portion having in its bottom an opening communicating with charge its bottom an opemng communicating with said body portion and in its upper portion a longitudinal discharge opening, the said openings extending substantially the length o the discharge portion, and a rotary semicylindrical closure mounted in said discharge portion and adapted to close either the discharge opemng or the opening leading into the body portion.

5. In a device ofthe class desc ibed, the combination with a body portion, of an elongated cylindrical discharge portion having in its bottom an opening communicating with said body portion and in its upper portion a longitudinal discharge opemng, the said openings extending substantially the length 0 the discharge portion, and a rotary semismsn cylindrical closure having a sharp lower edge mounted in said discharge portion and,

ada ted to close either the discharge opening or t e opening leading into the body portion;

6. A measuring closure for tobacco 'reser--' voirs and the like comprising an outer-cylindrical' portion having an opemng for com- I munication with the device to which it is appliedand provided with a discharge opening,

and a semi-cylindrical spring-pressed inner 7 portion rotatively mounted in the outer ortion and adapted to close said openings a ternately and tending normally to occupy a position to close said discharge openin 7. In a device of the class descri ed, the combination with a bodyportion, of a discharge portion, a measuring closure for said discharge portion, and a receptacle adapted to contain cigarette papers attached to one side of said body portion. 1

8. In a device of the class described, the

combination'with a body portion, of a measuring 'closure adapted to discharge the tobacco evenly throu bout the length of the a receptacle formed incigarette a er, an

the side 0 t e body portion adapted .to hold cigarette papers: v

9.'In a device of the class described, the

- combination with a body portion, of a measuring closure adapted to discharge. the to bacco evenly throughout the length of the cigarette paper, a receptacle formed in the cigarette papers, and a door'in t e side of the i side of the body portion ada ted to hold body portionto permit access to its interior.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HAROLD D. BONNELL. Witnesses: Y

W. H. AYRES,

-W. H. GAUP. 

